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The NIOST Effective Management training is designed for executive directors of multi-site agencies, and directors and coordinators of single site programs who are focusing on strengthening their management expertise in this challenging economic climate. Join directors who are tackling an array of issues such as limited resources, staffing challenges, or expanded day opportunities and are seeking to build their leadership skills, create a plan for program improvements, and strengthen their organization.

Goals of Training:

Help participants understand how to create a program climate that fosters learning, celebrates diversity, and models team building.

Give participants program improvement guidance.

Apply contemporary leadership and change theories to the unique context of out-of-school time.

Targeted Audience:

Directors of afterschool programs, ready to increase their management skills.

Directors who are new or from programs experiencing challenges such as staff turnover, budget constraints, or other organizational issues.

Directors seeking to make changes.

Training Content:

Two days of hands on, interactive training.

Trainers assist directors to begin to set goals for staff development, programmatic and other quality improvements.

Each participant receives a comprehensive notebook for personal reflection and reference.

Come to this training to learn how to guide program and staff improvement, strengthen administration and be more intentional in your actions as a program leader.

Dates :
May 31st and June 1st, 2012

Where:
NJSACC Office, 170 Elm Street , Westfield, NJ

Cost:
$80 , includes lunch each day and all materials

For nearly 30 years, the National Institute on Out-of-School Time at Wellesley College has moved the afterschool field forward through its research, education and training, consultation, and field-building. Much of NIOST’s work has encompassed projects of national scope and influence, several representing “firsts” for the field and many focusing on building out-of-school time systems. To learn more of their work click here

This project was funded in part (88.2%) with federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by No Child Left Behind,
Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant funds through a grant agreement with the New Jersey Department of Education.

NJSACC : The Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities is in the 3rd year of the campaign, Celebrate Afterschool! Outdoors in the Garden State.

The past 3 years NJSACC has worked with afterschool programs to connect children and nature through innovative afterschool programming.
Our organization believes that afterschool programs can serve as a major change agent in halting “Nature Deficit Disorder” in youth.

Learn about the free user-friendly toolkit that includes activities to engage kids in science/ nature based experiences and discusses their roles as stewards of the environment. Learn how to form partnerships with nature serving organizations in your community to re-engage children with nature.

NJSACC works closely with the national organization, Children and Nature Network and its’ founder, Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.

Where:

It’s true, a team that plays together stays together. Teambuilding with staff and kids can be challenging, but should be fun. You will leave with easy teambuilding activities to bring to your staff and kids. Come to this hands on workshop dressed to play and have fun.

Afterschool, Before School and Summer programs have a great “out of school” challenge when it comes to children’s behavior. Kids want to have fun and often cross the line with negative behaviors. This workshop will explore reasons for negative behavior and discuss establishing a framework that promotes positive behavior and constructive discipline.